Who Is Cain's Father - Part One
Who Is Cain's Father - Part One
Who Is Cain's Father - Part One
What I say to you, I say to everyone: 'Watch!'
Mark 13:37
Who is Cain's Father? Part One
Is Adam really Cain's Father? You may understand the Bible to say
Who is Cain's Father? Part One / Part Two / Part
Adam and Eve had sex and Cain was born of that union. That's an
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assumption this writing will challenge. This is important because, as I
think you'll shortly see, unless you really grasp the importance of seed Video / Audio Download
and what happened in the Garden between the serpent, Eve and Adam
you're missing a major "piece of the puzzle." Without it, you won't be able to interpret some really important elements of the
counterfeit and the genuine agendas playing out in these last days. Adam did not father Cain, the serpent did.
You're probably familiar with the classic way parents explain sexual reproduction to their children as "the birds and the bees."
Another classic is the "brought by a stork" explanation for where babies come from. What is that but the colorful use of figurative
language to explain a mature subject to the immature? The story told about Adam and Eve being tricked by a snake into eating an
apple from a tree is like that. The story resembles the truth. For the mature, though, there's more to be known and understood
about the Garden scenario and its consequences, much more!
Some will want to argue that the sin in the Garden was disobedience and that this is really the only thing that matters. Adam was
told, don't do that, but he did it anyway. My response to that is, let's not be ignorant. Consider how a disobedient child might sneak
a cookie before dinner or, perhaps, they might burn the house to the ground. How should the parent respond in these cases? You
see, the nature of the act of disobedience, of the command that's disobeyed, has a bearing on the response. If we're just interested
in stories that entertain small children, then, fine, we can limit the point made to the matter of disobedience. If we want to gain
some wisdom and understanding about sin and its consequences we're going to have to account for the nature of the command that
was disobeyed and the acts of disobedience.
How can I write with confidence on this subject? Because the Lord showed me, and I know it. That was about 18 years ago,
sometime in the winter of 1991/1992. I was really stunned when it happened. I really had no particular insight or special interest
in this topic before the revelation came, but it came in a season where I was being prompted to ask lots of specific questions and
subsequently led directly to the answers. Each answer had multiple confirmations following. After all the years since that
memorable season I'm still learning what some of those answers really mean and how important they really are.
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
Proverbs 25:2
This study is not intended for children, the immature adult or casual seeker. I highly recommend before continuing here that you
pause to read Genesis chapters 24, so the scriptural account is fresh in your mind, and, that you pray for the Lord to grant you
insight according to His good pleasure. I also recommend that you read this entire study and consider the sum of the evidence
before rejecting it on some point of initial disagreement. What happened in the Garden that caused man to be expelled is popularly
referred to as "the original sin" but I'm not going to use that reference here.
Ready? Let's go!
The first thing that may have come to mind when you read in my opening paragraph that Adam did not father Cain was probably
the verse that seems to indicate how Adam DID father Cain. Certainly, if the Bible says so, that settles it but what does the
scripture say, and, just as important as that, what does it not say?
And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
Genesis 4:1
Well, that seems plain enough. When we read such a verse, if we subsequently encounter no apparent contradiction we have no
reason to investigate further. However, on the subject of Cain's paternity we find ourselves having to contrive a variety of
explanations when Cain's father is assumed to be Adam. Did Adam and Eve have daughters? Yes. Does the narrative give a full
birth history of all their children? No. The account is really pretty sparse. I submit to you that it's just what it needs to be, and the
Author freely employs means of concealing and revealing as He wills according to His purposes.
1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and Alternate conception and birth models
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said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. 2 And she again bare his "Dizygotic (fraternal) twins arise from
brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of
the ground.
different eggs and sperm, look as different as
siblings born at different times would look,
Genesis 4:12
and can be either the same or different sex. A
dizygotic pregnancy does not always result
When reading verses 1 and 2 we naturally think about bringing forth
children one at a time. We think, first a conception, then a birth, from the same act of sexual intercourse, which
followed by another conception and another birth. This is our most means it is theoretically possible for dizygotic
familiar model. Is there any evidence that this was the case with Cain twins (as well as triplets and other higher
and Abel? Produce it if you can. I can't find any. Does verse 2 say "And order pregnancies) to have different fathers."
Adam again knew Eve his wife, and she conceived again and bare Abel." Multiple Pregnancies Twins, Other Multiple
No, it doesn't, but yet, this is how most read it due to assumptions. Births (Woman's Health Channel)
Verse two simply reads, "And she again bare his brother Abel."
"Trizygotic triplets occur when three separate
Does the Bible indicate how much time passed between the birth of Cain
and the birth of Abel? No, their relative ages are nowhere to be found in
eggs are fertilized by three separate sperm."
the Bible. Abel's birth could have followed Cain's by minutes, which is "Superfecundation refers to fertilization of
common with twins and multiple births. You might now assume that, if two or more ova (eggs) during the SAME
they were twins, they would still both be Adam's sons, but Adam wasn't menstrual cycle by sperm from separate acts
the only one in the Garden capable of fathering children with Eve, and of sexual intercourse. Twins with different
there are conception and birth models beyond what first comes to mind
fathers are thought to arise by this
that must be considered.
mechanism."
You might be thinking at this point how the Author could have clarified Twinning (OBFocus)
the matter by giving a little more explanation, making it a bit less
cryptic. He's either a poor author who can't communicate effectively, or "As technology has improved the accuracy
a brilliant author who allows for concealing and revealing. I'm betting and accessibility of genetic testing, it has
the latter. become more evident that twins can have two
With an awareness of the reality of heteropaternal superfecundation and different fathers. The situation only applies to
superfetatation (see side panel), what can we reasonably conclude from fraternal (dizygotic) twins, not identical
Genesis 4:12 with regard to Cain's or Abel's paternity? (monozygotic) twins, which form from a single
egg/sperm combination. However, fraternal
twins are the result of hyperovulation, the
1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and
said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. 2 And she again bare his release of multiple eggs in a single cycle.
brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of Superfecundation describes a situation where
the ground. the eggs are fertilized by sperm from separate
Genesis 4:12 incidences of sexual intercourse. In a case
where a woman has sex with different
Honestly, we can only say that one or more of them was Adam's, based partners, the twins could have different
strictly on this passage. Was this an instance of heteropaternal
fathers. The appropriate term to describe this
superfecundation or superfetation? If the matter can be known the
evidence must be sought elsewhere.
situation is heteropaternal superfecundation.
"
While it doesn't yet settle the matter, there's a clue we should note Heteropaternal Superfecundation Twins
before we move on. Upon delivering Cain, Eve declared that she had with Different Fathers
gotten a man with (Hebrew 'eth) the Lord (Hebrew Yehovah). If you
research the name reference that is the Hebrew word Yehovah in all the Superfetation
surrounding context you find an interesting feature. Prior to Eve's Definition: Term used to describe the
declaration in Genesis 4:1 the word Yehovah is always followed by the formation of a fetus while another fetus is
word 'elohiym, forming "Lord God" without exception. Eve's declaration
already present in the uterus. It occurs when
marks a change. Why? Did she profane the name with reference to a
lesser god? Well, that's something to think about. eggs from two separate menstrual cycles are
released, as opposed to normal dizygotic
The Genealogy of Cain is Separate From the Genealogy of Adam twins where multiple ova are expelled in a
So, where else should we look as we search out these family
single cycle. Although common in animals, it
relationships? There's a genealogy given for Adam in Genesis chapter 5, is rare in humans, but can result in a twin or
so let's consider what we find there. multiple pregnancy where the fetuses display
a marked difference in gestational
development. Examples: In 2009, an Arkansas
1) This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day when God
created man, He made him in the likeness of God.
woman became pregnant with two babies due
2) He created them male and female, and He blessed them and named to superfetation. Ultrasound revealed that
them Man in the day when they were created. Julia Grovenburg was pregnant with two
3) When Adam had lived one hundred and thirty years, he became the
father of a son in his own likeness, according to his image, and named
babies conceived about two and a half weeks
him Seth. apart.
4) Then the days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were Superfetation glossary (About.com)
eight hundred years, and he had other sons and daughters.
"An Australian woman who became pregnant
Genesis 5:14
twice in 10 days has given birth to twins.
What? Seth? What about Cain and Abel? This is obviously a pretty sparse
...Mrs Hill fell pregnant twice because of a
genealogy. The phrase, "and he had other sons and daughters," doesn't rare occurrence known as superfetation, with
offer anything in the way of help in our quest to discover Cain's only 10 cases documented worldwide. "
paternity. Woman Gets Pregnant Twice in 10 Days in
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Given the usual status assigned to firstborn sons, by all rights we should Rare Medical Case (The Telegraph
expect that Cain would be first listed instead of Seth in Adam's 11/16/2016)
genealogy. His omission must be noted. Cain's genealogy is given
separately, before Adam's, in chapter 4. This genealogy begins with "Among dizygotic twins, in rare cases, the
Cain, naming neither Adam nor another before him. While this is not eggs are fertilized at different times with two
conclusive evidence that Adam is not Cain's father, it must, at the very or more acts of sexual intercourse, either
least, invite suspicion. If the Author intends to leave the truth of the within one menstrual cycle (superfecundation)
matter for those who search it out more diligently, He is succeeding. or, even more rarely, later on in the
As for Abel's omission in the genealogy of Adam, we can understand how pregnancy (superfetation). This can lead to
that when he was murdered, he was perhaps childless. He was formally the possibility of a woman carrying fraternal
substituted for Seth. According to Eve's declaration, this was by twins with different fathers (that is, half
appointment from God.
siblings). This phenomenon is known as
heteropaternal superfecundation. One 1992
Adam had relations with his wife again; and she gave birth to a son, study estimates that the frequency of
and named him Seth, for, she said, "God has appointed me another heteropaternal superfecundation among
offspring in place of Abel, for Cain killed him."
dizygotic twins whose parents were involved
Genesis 4:25 in paternity suits was approximately 2.4%;
see the references section, below, for more
No such explanation is offered about why Cain might have been omitted. details."
Some speculate. Let's not.
Twin Unusual twinnings (Wikipedia)
We might simply let the declaration of 1 John 3:12 settle the matter. It
does just that for some students and scholars.
not as Cain, who was of the evil one and slew his brother And for what reason did he slay him? Because his deeds were evil, and his
brother's were righteous.
1 John 3:12
The Greek expression translated "of the evil one" is ek
poneros. The preposition ek denotes origin. It governs
the genitive. The word poneros is clearly not referring Items of interest
to Adam or Adam's Creator. So, does this verse
represent the kind of conclusive evidence we're I found these in a brief search.
seeking? If it does, it's not readily apparent. Due to What Did Abel Have That Cain Didn't?
the context of the verse, verse 8 even by itself seems
"Abel, pronounced in the original Hebrew of the Scriptures as
to discount verse 12, declaring that "the one who
practices sin is of the devil." (ek diabolos) Let's keep hehbel, was the secondborn son of Adam and Eve but perhaps
searching, because the solution just isn't that difficult. not by much. After the birth of Cain, Genesis 4:2 literally
translates as "and she continued to give birth, his brother Abel.""
Where else can we look for an answer? Let's return to
the account of the activity in the Garden of Eden and A Twist of Cain
consider the potential meaning of the figurative "The passage "and again she bare his brother Abel," has led
language. Then, let's consider the kinds of
consequences that came as a result of the activity,
some Biblical scholars to speculate that Cain and Abel were
knowing how the Author of the Bible has a very twins, also suggested by the constant use of my brother, your
refined sense of justice and legality. Where brother, further on in the tale reference: The Interpreter's Bible,
punishment is mandated it fits the crime. The vol I, 517."
penalties and consequences are suitable according to
the principle of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a Cain and Abel (Wikipedia)
tooth. "In the Greek New Testament, Cain is referred to as (Greek
spelling ek tou poneros. (1 John 3:12) In at least one
translation this is rendered "from the evil one" (International
23 But if there is any further injury, then you shall
appoint as a penalty life for life, 24 eye for eye,
Standard Version), while others have "of the evil one." (New
tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 burn American Standard Version, DouayRheims Bible, English
for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise. Revised Version, World English Bible, Young's Literal
Exodus 21:2325 Translation, etc.) Some interpreters take this to mean that Cain
was literally the son of the serpent in the Garden of Eden. A
Figurative Language Concealing and Revealing parallel idea can be found in Jewish legend,(Louis Ginzberg, The
Legends of the Jews, Vol.1, Johns Hopkins University Press,
Of course, we'd like to take everything the Bible says
literally and in a straightforward way wherever
1998, ISBN 0801858909, p.1059) that the serpent (Hebrew
possible, but the truth isn't always revealed in such a nahash) from the Garden of Eden was father to firstborn Cain."
way. Much is concealed by way of figurative language.
Abel (NETBible Study Dictionary)
If you're not familiar with what I wrote about the Keys
"ABEL (1) a'bel (hebhel; Abel; Westcott and Hort, The New
to Developing a Hearing Ear let me encourage you to
become familiar. Testament in Greek Habel; etymology uncertain. Some
translation "a breath," "vapor," "transitoriness," which are
The "Eating" A Metaphor suggestive of his brief existence and tragic end; others take it to
When the account of the Garden activity refers to
be a variant of Jabal, yabhal, "shepherd" or "herdman," Gen
trees and eating their fruit, what else could be meant 4:20. Compare Assyrian ablu and Babylonian abil, "son"): The
beyond the obvious? I'm going to get right to the point second son of Adam and Eve. The absence of the verb harah
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with this first example. (Gen 4:2; compare verse 1) has been taken to imply, perhaps
truly, that Cain and Abel were twins."
53 So Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, Cain and Abel (Answers.com)
unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and "According to Midrashic tradition, Cain and Abel each had twin
drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves. 54
He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has
sisters, whom they were to marry."
eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.
The Mystery of the Serpent Seed (William Branham)
John 6:5354 "Before Adam ever had a carnal knowledge of Eve, the serpent
had that knowledge ahead of him. And that one born of it was
At this statement, many who heard it but couldn't get CAIN."
their minds wrapped around it took offense and took
off. The Lord had been teaching using metaphorical The Serpent Seed The Original Sin (Richard l. s. Gan)
references to his body as bread before and after using “When the Devilpossessed Serpent committed fornication with
the reference to his flesh and blood. the woman, that animal's seed was planted in her womb and
became fused with her egg resulting in the birth of a hybrid —
48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your fathers ate the
Cain — a perverted seed!”
manna in the wilderness, and they died. 50 This is Here's a brief on the appearance of the being referred to as a
the bread which comes down out of heaven, so that
serpent.
one may eat of it and not die. 51 I am the living
bread that came down out of heaven; if anyone Who Is The Serpent of Genesis 3? By Patrick Heron
eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the
bread also which I will give for the life of the world is
"Lucifer is here described as a ‘man’. For he looks like a man as
My flesh." do Gabriel and Michael and, one presumes, all the other created
John 6:4851
‘sons of God’. And I would wager that Satan is a very attractive
looking man."
Compare this to the language of Genesis 3.
Then the LORD God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil; and now, he might stretch out his hand,
and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever"
Genesis 3:22
If you equate the tree of life with the bread of life you have another way of considering the activity in the Garden.
Let's consider why the metaphor of eating is used. When you eat something, it's subsequently digested and something of it's
assimilated. It becomes part of your body, of you, it abides in you.
He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him.
John 6:56
Now, beyond the food metaphor I want you to make note of the family relationship theme in the context. When you read the whole
context while looking for it you become aware of the frequent and rather conspicuous reference to family relationship. There's a
weaving back and forth through the bread of life eating and the father and
son themes. This is what we call a clue. :) To illustrate this I've color
coded a passage to highlight three interwoven themes; eating food, the
family relationship and life.
The very profound truth hidden here is that food is to the eater like a father is to a son. Something of food is imparted to the
eater, which becomes part of them. Something of a father is imparted to the son, which becomes part of them. Get it? Genetic
material is transferred from father to son as nutrients are transferred from food to eater. Read the context again with this
understanding. Natural food relates to physical life. The genetic material "food" relates here to eternal life! The natural eating
involves putting things in your mouth and chewing them up. The other kind of eating is procreative.
The Jews who were grumbling in verses 41 and 42 were at least in the right ballpark with their reasonings, which again, appears
for our benefit as a clue.
41 Therefore the Jews were grumbling about Him, because He said, "I am the bread that came down out of heaven." 42 They were saying,
"Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does He now say, 'I have come down out of heaven'?"
John 6:4142
In the Garden, Eve saw that the tree was good for food.
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one
wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.
Genesis 3:6
Any tree that might be seen as desirable to make one wise is no ordinary kind like we might encounter in a walk through an
orchard. A tree that might be seen as "good for food" does not necessarily mean it's expected to provide a meal. Remember, in the
language of John 6 the eating of food equates to procreation, to sexual reproduction. I submit to you that this action of taking the
fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil and eating it is no different. Folks misunderstood John 6. Could it be that Genesis 3
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is misunderstood for the same reason? The truth is cloaked in figurative language, yet, it's not beyond discovery!
The seed of a tree is in the fruit. When you eat the fruit, you eat the seed. Trees are reproduced by way of their fruit. Let this sink
in. The activity in the Garden was procreative. The notable feature of a tree is that it has seed in itself, reproducing after its kind!
11 And God saith, `Let the earth yield tender grass, herb sowing seed, fruittree (whose seed [is] in itself) making fruit after its kind, on the
earth:' and it is so. 12 And the earth bringeth forth tender grass, herb sowing seed after its kind, and tree making fruit (whose seed [is] in
itself) after its kind; and God seeth that [it is] good;
Genesis 1:1112 (YLT)
The "Tree" A Metaphor
If you do word studies on "grass" and "tree" you find both are used metaphorically. Grass sometimes represents men, emphasizing
the frailty and relative brevity of this life of the flesh. The grass is "tender," you see. A primary feature of the tree metaphor is the
reproductive capability, as also indicated in the account of creation. Trees reference either men or heavenly beings or an entire
family in figurative usage in the Bible and in apocryphal and extrabiblical literature.
There's a saying you may find familiar: "The acorn (or, apple) doesn't fall far from the tree." It's an observation that a person is
like their parents, usually their Dad. It compares to the expression: "Like father, like son." Have you ever heard of a "Family Tree"?
You'll be thinking along these lines as you review some examples of figurative usage from the Bible.
Let not the foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say, "The LORD will surely separate me from His people " Nor let the eunuch
say, "Behold, I am a dry tree."
Isaiah 56:3
If you don't understand about a eunuch, look it up.
9 and do not suppose that you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father'; for I say to you that from these stones God is
able to raise up children to Abraham. 10 The axe is already laid at the root of the trees; therefore every tree that does not bear good fruit
is cut down and thrown into the fire.
Matthew 3:910
But I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter; And I did not know that they had devised plots against me, saying, "Let us destroy the
tree with its fruit, And let us cut him off from the land of the living, That his name be remembered no more."
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Jeremiah 11:19
He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he
does, he prospers.
Psalms 1:3
3 Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, So is my beloved among the young men In his shade I took great delight and sat down,
And his fruit was sweet to my taste. 4 He has brought me to his banquet hall, And his banner over me is love.
Song of Solomon 2:34
I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness;I saw your forefathers as the earliest fruit on the fig tree in its first season But they came to
Baalpeor and devoted themselves to shame,And they became as detestable as that which they loved.
Hosea 9:10
24 For if you were cut off from what is by nature a wild olive tree, and were grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much
more will these who are the natural branches be grafted into their own olive tree? 25 For I do not want you, brethren, to be uninformed of
this mysteryso that you will not be wise in your own estimationthat a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fullness of the
Gentiles has come in;
Romans 11:2425
And all the host of heaven will wear away, And the sky will be rolled up like a scroll; All their hosts will also wither away As a leaf withers
from the vine, Or as one withers from the fig tree.
Isaiah 34:4
and the stars of the sky fell to the earth, as a fig tree casts its unripe figs when shaken by a great wind.
Revelation 6:13
From these examples you should understand that when you read in the Bible about trees and their fruit or leaves the reference
may actually be to men or heavenly beings and their offspring, or, their procreative ability. I'll present one last example of this
class of figures, one that relates specifically to the trees in the Garden of Eden.
14 so that all the trees by the waters may not be exalted in their stature, nor set their top among the clouds, nor their wellwatered mighty
ones stand erect in their height. For they have all been given over to death, to the earth beneath, among the sons of men, with those who
go down to the pit." 15 Thus says the Lord GOD, "On the day when it went down to Sheol I caused lamentations; I closed the deep over it
and held back its rivers. And its many waters were stopped up, and I made Lebanon mourn for it, and all the trees of the field wilted away
on account of it. 16 I made the nations quake at the sound of its fall when I made it go down to Sheol with those who go down to the pit;
and all the wellwatered trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon, were comforted in the earth beneath. 17 They also went down
with it to Sheol to those who were slain by the sword; and those who were its strength lived under its shade among the nations. 18 To
which among the trees of Eden are you thus equal in glory and greatness? Yet you will be brought down with the trees of Eden to the
earth beneath; you will lie in the midst of the uncircumcised, with those who were slain by the sword So is Pharaoh and all his hordes!"'
declares the Lord GOD."
Ezekiel 31:1418
Now, we've got a foundation on which to build towards discovering who fathered Cain. If we interpret the description of the activity
in the Garden according to those same principles we have an intriguing alternative to consider!
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one
wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.
Genesis 3:6
Are you grasping how there's a legitimate interpretation that doesn't involve people picking an applelike object from a tree, putting
it in their mouths, chewing and swallowing? Keep what Y'shua taught in John 6 in mind. The food that is the fruit of the tree is a
father's genetic material. To eat the fruit of a tree is to receive the father's seed.
The Tree of Life is the Bread of Life, Y'shua, whose
name will be called "Eternal Father" or "Father of
Eternity" according to Isaiah 9:6. What, or, who, is the
other tree of note in the midst of the Garden? Could it
be that the tree of knowledge of good and evil is the
reproductive aspect of the serpent being?
In many artistic renderings of the scene in the Garden, the serpent is pictured winding around the tree of knowledge of good and
evil like a helical strand of DNA. These images are inspired from somewhere, are they not? While any artistic rendering of a scene
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carries no authority of itself, images may present lies
and they may also conceal and reveal truths.
Have you ever given thought to how the language of
the procreative act between Adam and Eve is similar to
the descriptive reference to this tree? This is the tree of
"knowledge" of good and evil. Adam "knew" Eve his
wife. (Genesis 4:1) The Hebrew words rendered
"knowledge" and "knew" are different, but the
meanings as interpreted are valid and the point I'm
making is no technical stretch. Think, "tree of carnal
knowledge of good and evil." Of course, there's no
proof of Cain's paternity here, but we can consider
these elements as potential clues.
The Sex Orgy Version
Now, with an awareness of some relevant figurative
language let's reconsider the activity in the Garden as
more of a sex orgy than a light snack. Sex orgy? Yes.
It's time to put aside our naiveté. Satan is bad. We need to see things
for what they are, with no whitewashing, no coverup. I'm assuming
here that we're mature adults. I'm not going to buffer you from the
truth, even though the truth is hard to accept. I'll present the
scenario as revealed to me. Then I'll lead you through the
consequences of the sin as they relate to the nature of the sin.
Eve was seduced by the serpent. Their interaction was sexual and it
resulted in conception. Adam wasn't deceived yet he was persuaded to
join in. He was stimulated to the point of ejaculation with the result
that he "spilled his seed" on the ground. When Adam later "knew," or,
had sexual intercourse with Eve, she conceived again. The woman
was already impregnated by the serpent when she was impregnated
by Adam. Her condition is described today as heteropaternal, where a
woman is pregnant with children of different fathers at the same time.
There you have it. That's my view. If you sift through the extra
biblical writings you'll discover the testimony of daughters born at the
same time as Cain and Abel. Is it too hard to believe that folks who
could live for nearly a millennium could bear what we might consider
as litters of offspring? Twins and multiple births were the norm in the
beginning, if we accept the testimony of the ancient witnesses.
Evidence suggests that Eve might have delivered 4 or 5 children in
the first birthing experience.
Have I proven anything, yet? No. And, really, I won't be proving
anything. You may believe what you want about what happened in the
Garden. If Cain was conceived in the Garden with the serpent we
have valuable answers to important questions about biblical history and logical explanations for the present, and future; matters
that remain unsolved mysteries if we reject the probability of Cain being the serpent's offspring.
Weighing the Options
Let's consider the sin and what happened afterward.
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one
wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.
Genesis 3:6
So, is the next verse consistent with either the traditional "light snack" version or the more adult "sex orgy" version I proposed?
Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made
themselves loin coverings.
Genesis 3:7
Loin coverings? If this is still difficult, you're not really engaged, here. Take a little break. Splash some cold water in your face. Get
some coffee or tea and come on back with your thinking cap on. If what happened in the Garden was the "light snack" version,
covering the loins makes no sense at all. If the activity was procreative, the part of the body you'd want to hide is where the
reproductive organs are located, the loins.
Let's consider the consequences of the sin and whether they're consistent with either the "light snack" or "sex orgy" version. As I
mentioned earlier, we may expect justice to be executed on the basis of the “eye for an eye” principle. This is the Creator's way.
16 If a malicious witness rises up against a man to accuse him of wrongdoing, 17 then both the men who have the dispute shall stand
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before the Lord, before the priests and the judges who will be in office in those days. 18 The judges shall investigate thoroughly, and if the
witness is a false witness and he has accused his brother falsely, 19 then you shall do to him just as he had intended to do to his brother.
Thus you shall purge the evil from among you. 20 The rest will hear and be afraid, and will never again do such an evil thing among you.
21 Thus you shall not show pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Deuteronomy 19:1621
The penalty must be commensurate, comparable in nature and severity with whatever incurred the penalty. As it is often said, the
punishment fits the crime.
The Lord God addresses the serpent
The LORD God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, Cursed are you more than all cattle, And more than every beast of the
field; On your belly you will go, And dust you will eat All the days of your life;
Genesis 3:14
Does the judgment for what was done in the Garden reflect the nature of the crime? How is it with cattle and the beasts of the
field? A bull sees a cow and says, "Hubba hubba, baby. Here's a really tasty apple for you." No, that's not how it works. Cattle and
beasts of the field follow their base animal instinct to mate, fulfilling their lust without much consideration for anything else. The
serpent acted like a beast with Eve and Adam. Does this suggest either the "light snack" or "sex orgy" version?
As for the serpent going on his belly, think about a reversal of roles, of the
positions assumed during the sinful activity in the Garden. I know, disgusting. It's Vigeland Park, Oslo, Norway
absolutely shocking, revolting. What used to be called common decency dictates Scenes of the Garden of Eden?
that we don't even allow our thoughts to go there. I was appalled when the Lord
began opening my eyes to the reality of what happened. The devil is bad.
If you're not yet following along with real clarity, hang in there it get's more plain
pretty shortly.
The next verse is one many of us have heard lots of teaching about, what some
refer to as the protoevangelium.
And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her
seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him on the heel."
Genesis 3:15
Let's consider the first element of the Lord God's response, the enmity between the
serpent and woman. If we reason with a "tooth for tooth" rationale, a consequence
relating to the nature of the relationship the serpent would henceforth have with
the woman implies that the causative offense relates to the nature of the
relationship the serpent previously had with her. Is this making sense? The word
"enmity" means "hatred" or "hostility." What kind of offense is suggested in
contrast? Here's a list of antonyms for "enmity": "love, friendship, affection,
harmony, warmth, goodwill, friendliness, amity, cordiality, geniality" Is there a hint
of association with either "light snack" or "sex orgy" versions? Perhaps the serpent
was just being the nice guy, a cordial ambassador of goodwill like the official
Garden of Eden "Welcome Wagon" rep when he beguiled Eve, offering her a shiny
red magical apple? No, that just doesn't work. He was lying, deceiving, laying a
snare for her. Friends don't do that. What if his relationship towards Eve (because
this is his consequence, not Eve's) was more extreme, more passionate. Certainly,
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hostility and hatred can be intensely passionate, right? We must add to the list of
upper or the lower.
relationship words the more extreme "lust" and "passionate desire." Now we can
begin to perceive some judicial logic in the consequence. According to certain
legends of the Jews, Lucifer lusted after Eve. He coveted her for his own. The
judgment that is the enmity between the serpent and the woman speaks to this
probability. With such an understanding as this, we have a validating continuity
when later we find testimony about the sons of god lusting after and taking the
daughters of men to wife. The "apple" does not fall far from the Tree. But let's not
get ahead of ourselves.
Many see in this a messianic prophecy that will play out until what is written in
Revelation 20:10 is fulfilled and the devil is thrown into the lake of fire and
brimstone. We see in the context how this seed of hers is immediately linked to the
"he" of the bruisings. We perceive in it a prophecy about a conception that occurred
when a young virgin of the lineage of Judah was accepting of being overshadowed
by the Holy Spirit and who subsequently brought forth the Messiah. We perceive the
bruising of His heel as a betrayal, beating and then a crucifixion on a hillside East
of Jerusalem. We understand the enmity as existing between the antichrist and
Christ. This is very profound, yet, more is implied!
While the brains of those of us schooled in Babylon might habitually snap into auto
pilot and fly something resembling the pattern I just described, let's focus our
attention on the matter of "your seed." This address to the serpent in response to
what had just happened in the Garden pertains to his seed. If we restrain ourselves
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from making the big theological leap into the future and consider the context we
leave when we make that jump we find ourselves seeing the matter in a light we
may never have seen before. Serpent seed? Why bring the matter of seed up to the
serpent if all he had done is trick the woman and man into disobedience with a light
snack from a forbidden tree? How does that make sense? Should this make sense? I
think so! It does if the activity in the Garden was procreative because the figurative
usage of seed is about progeny, and progeny is brought forth by acts of procreation!
The serpent's seed is mentioned because he had just sired offspring with the
woman and this horrific situation was being addressed. This makes sense.
The implication is that the woman was pregnant. While carrying the serpent's seed,
she conceived again, with Adam. In due season these children were delivered, Cain
first then Abel, and daughters too. There was enmity between the serpent's seed,
Cain, and the woman's seed, Abel, as promised. The enmity or hatred was so
passionate that Cain murdered Abel.
You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He
was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there
is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he
is a liar and the father of lies.
John 8:44
Cain was a murderer like his father. Adam was not a murderer. Like Father like
son. The "apple" doesn't fall far from the tree. The serpent/tree lied in the Garden.
"You shall not surely die," he said. The father of lies lied in the Garden to the
woman and he fathered in the Garden with the woman. I can't prove it. You can't
disprove it. I'm convinced of it.
Vigeland Park - G…
Who is Cain's Father? Part One / Part Two / Part Three
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